How do you train for the one hour postal?
Currently I swim about 2100 - 2200yds 4 -days a week - 3 days coached w/ age group kids
1 day same yardage but not coached.
I'm thinking about staying late during my coached days and swim an extra 500 -1000 yds after practice. My thinking is this extra yardage is about what I can do to be able to get home and get dinner on the table. Then increase my 1 day not coached to about 3000 yds and do more distance swims. My personal goal is to do any where from 4200 - 4500 in the postal.
What kind of suit are you wearing?
Now that is a good question. I would like some input on this. I bought a FS Pro Legskin, which I planned to wear in a meet at the end of Jan. However, I am tempted to wear it for the one hour. Is that a good idea? Can I damage the thing (beyond normal wear and tear) by wearing for the one hour? What say you, o' wise tech suit veterans?
I've trained both ways for these types of swims (long sets versus just flat boring long swims). Long set repeats are good but you have to have at least a few long boring swims to get your head around it, my opinion only. (S)he-Puff's experience vastly trumps mine on this.
What kind of suit are you wearing?
Now that is a good question. I would like some input on this. I bought a FS Pro Legskin, which I planned to wear in a meet at the end of Jan. However, I am tempted to wear it for the one hour. Is that a good idea? Can I damage the thing (beyond normal wear and tear) by wearing for the one hour? What say you, o' wise tech suit veterans?
I've trained both ways for these types of swims (long sets versus just flat boring long swims). Long set repeats are good but you have to have at least a few long boring swims to get your head around it, my opinion only. (S)he-Puff's experience vastly trumps mine on this.
